Possesses the variety of skills – technical and cognitive – required to find, understand, evaluate, create, and communicate digital information in a wide variety of formats;
Is able to use diverse technologies appropriately and effectively to retrieve information, interpret results, and judge the quality of that information;
Understands the relationship between technology, life-long learning, personal privacy, and appropriate stewardship of information;
Uses these skills and the appropriate technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, colleagues, family, and on occasion, the general public;
Uses these skills to actively participate in civic society and contribute to a vibrant, informed, and engaged community
ALA Digital Literacy Task Force (8/2012)
Why integrate technology? Use it as a tool to enhance learning - engagement, creativity, choices, offer a global audience for student work, allow them to create and share, give them a comfort level in exploring tools online, let them evaluate and determine credibility of resources, develop fluency and imagination....there are multiple reasons.
Need:. Microphone, headphones, Wiki or website/online presence to post or showcase on, laptop computer/desktop or lab, phone/digital camera, Internet access, video camera, an email account, speakers, projector
Tips:
Never use student last names on products or gallery showcases
Use .edu or free educator versions- some take a few days to get approved
Have IT create an EASY generic email for setting up accounts so they are transferrable and not linked to one staff member
Create an account password that young students can easily sign in with if necessary -ie 123 (it can be changed)
Think carefully about how to set up teacher/student accounts- teacher accts/students accts/school accts
Get parent permission slips for each student for posting work online
Some tools work better in different browsers – Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Chrome
Model tools in classroom first before students sit down in front of keyboards
Show final product sample to get students interested so that they understand the goal and what they are creating
Teachers should explore tools and create a product prior to showing students - especially if doing alone
Perfectly okay to let kids “ figure it out” and tell them you have no idea and figure it out together
Allow “little pros” to assist other students - huge confidence builder
Most tools are free - some educator upgrades have a nominal charge for 100 student accounts - usually worth it
Some resources are stand alone free software; each needs to be downloaded onto individual computers
Explore software for the lab that can push out updates and software to all computers simultaneously
Develop a PLN - Personal Learning Network locally, statewide and nationally - share and follow those whose work you like
Talk aloud when you need to figure out a tool so students can observe the process you go through
Backwards plan so you make sure your are teaching the focus, not just the tool
Remember that you don't teach WORD you teach word processors and all have the same functionality and options - somewhere there is a help button, a format option, a print option - they just need to explore
.
. Glossary of Terms: .. Web 1.0 - static web- old Internet- look up information- strictly one-way Web 2.0 - interactive /creative web - create and interact online Widget – gadget which can be embedded in a website - thousands are available for free Embed - placing html code into a website to allow item to show up (embed code is generated automatically) Format – type of format item saved in VIP for importing or exporting - jpg, ping, MP3, WAV, pdf, etc. RSS Feed - subscribing to an account which collects posts from a website/blog/newsfeed Aggregator – a tool which acts as a gatherer of information i.e.. Kayak Database - collection of information put together by experts (both free and fee based) Smackdown - a quick intro to tools by subject matter Wiki - an online presence which can be collaborative Search Engine – online search tool – Google, Kidsclick, IPL, ILL.org, etc. Pathfinder - Resources pulled together by an expert – print, databases, online resources Primary Source - original document – diary, photograph, sheet music, notebooks, etc. . Free Student Tools are available for:
Digital storytelling
Drawing and art
Webbing and mapping
Timeline generators
Digital interactive posters
Primary sources access
Digital recordings/podcasts
Comic strip generators
Slideshow & presentation tools
Blogging/online journaling
Webquest
Slideshow generators
Website creation
Global pen pals
Webcams
Virtual tours
Google lit trips
Architectural drawings
Kids graphing
Book reviews
E-books
Video conferencing
Polls, surveys, data collectors
Geography resources
Work with your Librarians !
Online Assessements
Word cloud generators
Online citation tools
Evaluation/cyber bullying
Digital stories
Typing skills
Educational games
Collaborative tools
ipad apps for collaborative and creative work
Free Teacher Tools:
Collaborative tools
Teacher video resources
Classroom Mgt Apps
Digital bookmarks
Easy Access for your students
Online presence for parents
Alternative projects that demonstrate mastery
Student showcase
so many more !!!
. Here are some resources with information on tech standards: (do not judge yourself, merely determine where you are and where you would like to go next) . ISTE - International Society of Technology Educators Student Standards
Integrating Technology
Karen Bolchhttp://integrating-techoptions.wikispaces.comA digitally literate person:
Why integrate technology? Use it as a tool to enhance learning - engagement, creativity, choices, offer a global audience for student work, allow them to create and share, give them a comfort level in exploring tools online, let them evaluate and determine credibility of resources, develop fluency and imagination....there are multiple reasons.
Need:.
Microphone, headphones, Wiki or website/online presence to post or showcase on, laptop computer/desktop or lab, phone/digital camera, Internet access, video camera, an email account, speakers, projector
Tips:
- Never use student last names on products or gallery showcases
- Use .edu or free educator versions- some take a few days to get approved
- Have IT create an EASY generic email for setting up accounts so they are transferrable and not linked to one staff member
- Create an account password that young students can easily sign in with if necessary -ie 123 (it can be changed)
- Think carefully about how to set up teacher/student accounts- teacher accts/students accts/school accts
- Get parent permission slips for each student for posting work online
- Some tools work better in different browsers – Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Chrome
- Model tools in classroom first before students sit down in front of keyboards
- Show final product sample to get students interested so that they understand the goal and what they are creating
- Teachers should explore tools and create a product prior to showing students - especially if doing alone
- Perfectly okay to let kids “ figure it out” and tell them you have no idea and figure it out together
- Allow “little pros” to assist other students - huge confidence builder
- Most tools are free - some educator upgrades have a nominal charge for 100 student accounts - usually worth it
- Some resources are stand alone free software; each needs to be downloaded onto individual computers
- Explore software for the lab that can push out updates and software to all computers simultaneously
- Develop a PLN - Personal Learning Network locally, statewide and nationally - share and follow those whose work you like
- Talk aloud when you need to figure out a tool so students can observe the process you go through
- Backwards plan so you make sure your are teaching the focus, not just the tool
- Remember that you don't teach WORD you teach word processors and all have the same functionality and options - somewhere there is a help button, a format option, a print option - they just need to explore
Resource for Donations/Funding:.
- Donors Choose
- Digital Wish
.Glossary of Terms:
..
Web 1.0 - static web- old Internet- look up information- strictly one-way
Web 2.0 - interactive /creative web - create and interact online
Widget – gadget which can be embedded in a website - thousands are available for free
Embed - placing html code into a website to allow item to show up (embed code is generated automatically)
Format – type of format item saved in VIP for importing or exporting - jpg, ping, MP3, WAV, pdf, etc.
RSS Feed - subscribing to an account which collects posts from a website/blog/newsfeed
Aggregator – a tool which acts as a gatherer of information i.e.. Kayak
Database - collection of information put together by experts (both free and fee based)
Smackdown - a quick intro to tools by subject matter
Wiki - an online presence which can be collaborative
Search Engine – online search tool – Google, Kidsclick, IPL, ILL.org, etc.
Pathfinder - Resources pulled together by an expert – print, databases, online resources
Primary Source - original document – diary, photograph, sheet music, notebooks, etc.
.
Free Student Tools are available for:
Free Teacher Tools:
- Collaborative tools
- Teacher video resources
- Classroom Mgt Apps
- Digital bookmarks
- Easy Access for your students
- Online presence for parents
- Alternative projects that demonstrate mastery
- Student showcase
- so many more !!!
.Here are some resources with information on tech standards:
(do not judge yourself, merely determine where you are and where you would like to go next)
.
ISTE - International Society of Technology Educators
Student Standards
Teacher Standards
Administrator Standards
Coach Standards
Computer Science Educator Standards
Other fabulous resources to explore:
21st Century Learning Skills
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
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EdutopiaPlease note, technology standards are now embedded into the curriculum for most states and within Common Core - ISTE aligns well with both.
BVSD Creative Writing Presentation
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